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单词 frigid zone
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Frigid Zone


Frig·id Zone

F0328800 (frĭj′ĭd) Either of two extreme latitude zones of the earth, the North Frigid Zone, between the North Pole and the Arctic Circle, or the South Frigid Zone, between the South Pole and the Antarctic Circle.

Frigid Zone

n (Physical Geography) archaic the cold region inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circle where the sun's rays are very oblique

Frig′id Zone`


n. either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.

Frig·id Zone

(frĭj′ĭd) Either of two zones of the Earth of extreme latitude, the North Frigid Zone, extending north of the Arctic Circle, or the South Frigid Zone, extending south of the Antarctic Circle.
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Noun1.Frigid Zone - the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a poleFrigid Zone - the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climatepolar region, polar zoneclimatic zone - any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude

frigid zone


frigid zone:

see Arctic, theArctic, the
northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole. The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. 66°30'N) but are usually defined by the irregular and shifting 50&degF; (10&degC;) July isotherm that closely
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; AntarcticaAntarctica
, the fifth largest continent, c.5,500,000 sq mi (14,245,000 sq km), asymmetrically centered on the South Pole and almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle. Geology and Geography

Antarctica consists of two major regions: W Antarctica (c.
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; zonezone
[Gr.,=girdle], in geography, area with a certain physical and/or cultural unity that distinguishes it from other areas. The division of the earth into five climatic zones probably originated (5th cent. B.C.
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Frigid Zone


  • noun

Synonyms for Frigid Zone

noun the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole

Synonyms

  • polar region
  • polar zone

Related Words

  • climatic zone
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